Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers

Original from 1971.  Also covered by Tom Jones, Bob Marley, Joe Cocker, Sting, Jonathan Taylor, Lenny Kravitz, Horace Andy, Kris Allen, Al Green, Bobby Blue Band, Marvin Gaye, Jeff Beck, Al Jarreau, Neil Diamond, Mia Z on The Voice TV Show, Michael Jackson I gave up after that.  According to Wikipedia, the song has been covered more than 130 times!   Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone It’s not warm when she’s away. Ain’t no … Continue reading

Del Shannon – Hey Little Girl

Hey! Little Girl by Del Shannon Last night I walked through the, Streets of my town, I saw the shadow of a girl I had know, And through the shadows I could see many tears, And so I walked up and I said Hey! Little girl, Let me fix your broken heart, I’ll replace each broken part that’s gone, Because I know why. you cry-why-why, Hey! Little girl my hearts been broken to. Do you … Continue reading

The Melodians – Come on Little Girl

The Melodians – Come on Little Girl Come on, little girl, come on Come on, little girl, come on Come and dance with me I need someone to Dance with me and That someone I’ve chosen is you, so Come on, little girl, come on Come on, little girl, come on Come on, little girl, come on Come on and rock me in my soul Don’t say the word, no That would make me run … Continue reading

Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride

Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride I like to dream yes, yes, right between my sound machine On a cloud of sound I drift in the night Any place it goes is right Goes far, flies near, to the stars away from here Well, you don’t know what we can find Why don’t you come with me little girl On a magic carpet ride You don’t know what we can see Why don’t you tell your dreams … Continue reading

38 Special – Caught Up In You (Little Girl)

“Caught Up In You” by 38 Special Thanks to reader “Paul” for the suggestion! I never knew there’d come a day When I’d be saying to you Don’t let this good love slip away Now that we know that it’s true Don’t, don’t you know the kind of man I am No, said I’d never fall in love again But it’s real and the feeling comes shining through I’m so caught up in you Little … Continue reading

Stray Cats – Sexy & 17

Sexy & 17 – The Stray Cats 1983 Thanks to reader “Paul” for suggesting this song! Hey, man, I don’t feel like goin’ to school no more Me neither they can’t make you go No you daddyo, yeah I ain’t goin’ to school it starts too early for me Well listen man I ain’t goin’ to school no more It starts much, much too early for me I don’t care about readin’, writin’, ‘rithmetic or … Continue reading

Chuck Berry – Sweet Little Sixteen

Chuck Berry – Sweet Little Sixteen. 1958. Thanks to reader “Paul” for suggesting Chuck Berry’s song! They’re really rockin’ Boston In Pittsburgh, P. A. Deep in the heart of Texas And ’round the Frisco Bay All over St. Louis And down in New Orleans All the cats want to dance with Sweet little sixteen Sweet little sixteen She’s just got to have About half a million Framed autographs Her wallet filled with pictures She gets … Continue reading